Kitzbuhel

Austria, Austrian Tyrol

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Lively and sophisticated with a special ambience

This famous little Tyrolean town with its vibrantly coloured old buildings, cobbled streets, and medieval walled town dating back to the 16th century, is a fascinating place to explore. It is a hub of activity in the summer with a friendly village feel and is filled with pavement cafés, designer boutiques and various local festivals, concerts and open-air events. Set in a broad valley basin between the ‘Kitzbühler Alps’ and the ‘Wilder Kaiser’ mountains, it is a fantastic area for walking with over 1000km of marked trails, and a centre for E-Bike (electric) routes because of its scenic flat valley paths. Beautiful Lake Schwarzsee also offers swimming, sunbathing and rowing boats in a natural woodland setting, and its central location between Innsbruck and Salzburg makes it an excellent base for excursions and exploring the Tyrol. A full programme of events is run by your Inghams Rep.

Festivals

Almabtrieb

September (16-30) is when the villages in the Tyrol celebrate the annual ‘Almabtrieb’. The festival celebrates the end of the summer when the cows are led down the mountain to their stables for the winter. Cowbells echo through the valley as hundreds of cows pass by, all highly decorated in traditional costume. You’ll be welcome to join in the festivities!

Resort Combinations

Two Centres | Combine your stay in Kitzbühel with 3, 4 or 7 nights in another resort in Austria or the Italian Dolomites.

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Accommodations

With a unique position in the mountains and access to numerous hiking trails from the doorstep, this 5 star hotel provides every luxury required for a memorable and relaxing stay in the alps, epitomised by indulgence and style.

Inghams Plus

80th Anniversary Special OfferFreeSalzburg excursionfor every guest celebrating their 80th birthday during 2015

FreeDaily Packed Lunches at selected hotels

Early Booking Offersat selected hotels

Inghams Repbased in resort

Special OfferBook 2 full day excursions and receive a third half-price!(Discount will be applied to the cheapest excursion)

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Excursions

SPECIAL OFFER

Book 2 full day excursions and receive a third half-price (discount will be applied to the cheapest excursion).

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Salzburg

Visit Mozart’s birthplace, the Hohensalzburg Fortress, the medieval Old Town and the famous Getreidegasse shopping street. An optional walking tour brings the history of this beautiful city to life.

Grossglockner Mountain

A magnificent drive along a famous Alpine road leading right in to the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park up to the highest mountain in Austria at 3,073m, for breathtaking glacier views and a chance to see wild marmots at close range. One of our most popular excursions for nature lovers, we enjoy lunch on top of the mountain.

Berchtesgaden, Germany

Cross the border into Germany and visit this beautiful Bavarian town with optional excursions to salt-mines and the spectacular Eagles Nest, Hitler’s famous hilltop retreat, where you can enjoy lunch with incredible panoramic views.

Lake Achensee

Travel along the Inn Valley to Tyrol’s largest lake. Perhaps take a trip on the popular steam train or enjoy a scenic boat trip (optional). Some trips also visit Rattenberg, famous for its Crystal glass production.

A selection of excursions are available to book locally (Herrenchiemsee).

Visit the extravagant royal palace of mad King Ludwig II situated on the beautiful island of Herrenchiemsee on Lake Chiemsee.

Please note we act at all times as a selling agent for the suppliers of activities & excursions.

The medieval old walled town of Kitzbühel with its quaint cobbled streets, picturesque buildings and fine old churches dates back over 700 years and is a fascinating place to explore. The friendly village atmosphere is lively with a wealth of stylish shops, pavement cafés and several festivals in the summer months. There are numerous activities available on Kitzbühel holidays: Lake Schwarzsee is close by, where you can swim, row or simply relax at one of the lidos amidst natural woodland. Holidays in Kitzbühel are stunningly beautiful in the winter, and non-skiers will find as much to do in the snow as in the sun.

WALKERS’ LIFT PASS I £44 - 3 in 7 Days I £65 - 6 in 14 Days I

We recommend the pre-bookable Kitzbühel Flex Hiking pass. In addition to giving access to free use of four cable-cars and three chair lifts it also covers the use of local buses plus numerous leisure activities such as guided walks, discounts on museum admissions, indoor pools, bathing lakes, the Aurach deer park and much more. This pass is available all season, but please note that some lifts open in high season only (approx 21 Jun).

Festivals and Events

There are many festivals and events in Kitzbühel throughout the summer including regular open-air brass band concerts and folk music evenings throughout the week, plus:

Summer Solstice Bonfire night (19 Jun)

Kitzbüheler Summer Nights (Thursday in Jul & Aug, including live music and entertainment)

We recommend you look at the Kitzbühel Tourist Office website www.kitzbuehel.com/en/events for details and dates.

Inghams Special

Join your Ingham Rep and fellow guests for a guided tour of Kitzbühel, finishing at a local café for optional coffee & cake. (Sundays).

E-Bikes in KITZBÜHEL

The Kitzbüheler Alps is the world’s largest E-Bike region with hundreds of kilometres of marked trails. E-Bikes make easy work of the scenic meadow and riverside paths as well as climbs up to viewpoints and there are dozens of charging stations around the area, making it a fantastic and easy way to explore.POPULAR E-BIKE ROUTES include the path from Kitzbühel to St. Johann via the Roman Trail, continuing through the Großachental valley to Erpfendorf; the beautiful loop around Pillersee Lake; the Tyrolean farms of the Bichlach region, and the lovely hour long ride to Westendorf. Cost approx €20 per day. Routes are graded blue, red and black for difficultyand maps are provided at the Tourist Office and at Element 3.

E-Bikes are available from:

Alpenhotel Kitzbühel

Hotel Schloss Lebenberg

Element 3

FREE 1 hour E-Bike taster at Element 3 (Sun & Thurs, 4pm)

Walking

The Kitzbüheler Alps offer some of the most extensive walking in Austria with over 1000kmof marked trails. Paths vary from scenic easy walks through pastures to St. Johann and Lake Schwarzsee up to longer panoramic trails on the famous Hahnenkamm mountain and theKitzbüheler Horn, accessible by gondola.

POPULAR WALKS include:

Lake Schwarzsee I 2 hrs I Easy I An easy 30 minute walk to the scenic boating and swimming lake set amongst natural woodland with 1-2 hour extensions to walk around the lake.

Panoramaweg I 3 hrs I Easy I Stunning scenic walk from the top of the Hahnenkamm gondola via the ski race museum and back down with the Fleckalmbahn gondola.

Kitzbüheler Horn I 2 hrs I Easy I From the Alpenhaus cable-car a lovely stroll via the Alpine flower garden to the Gipfelhaus Alm for panoramic views of the Kitzbüheler Alps and the Hohen Tauern National Park.

St. Johann I 3 hrs I Easy I A scenic flat walk through meadows and pastures and along the Ache river via Oberdorf with an easy bus ride home.

Pengelstein & Usterkarsee Lake I 4½ hrs I Slightly Challenging I A stunning ridge walk from the top of the Hahnenkamm gondola passing two lakes, with spectacular views. Either come back via Aschau or Kirchberg, and return via bus.

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What to bring

23 July 2015 at 09:29
by Lee

Wow Wow Wow, its been a scorcher this past few weeks! July has been very impressive, almost like being in the Med! Wall to Wall sunshine, but I am still your typical Brit, no tan at all!

The week ahead

Weather wise over the next few days, we are still being predicted 5/6 hours of sunshine a day, but with a high percentage of thunderstorms in our region. So be prepared, bring your suncream but be aware that you may need your waterproofs aswell. Check out daily in your hotels the updated weather forecast as this can change dramatically, especially when storms are predicted. We look forward to welcoming you the wonderful area of Kitzbuhel.

Meet Your Rep - Lee

Number Of Seasons

3

My favourite destination

Mayrhofen in the Winter, Kitzbuhel in the Summer. Both superb resorts in there own right. I love the skiing in Mayrhofen as you have so many different variety of mountains to visit. Also a good social life with plenty of choices to visit. Kitz is a wonderful city in its own right and is a beautiful place to live.

Why is it my favourite?

I love the variety of skiing in Mayrhofen in the winter time and the large variety of different nationalities working there. Glitzy Kitz in the summer is a gorgeous place to work with plenty of activities to do, including a huge amount of walking and biking. Also a great base to travel around on day off and look at various other cities.

What I do my spare time

I enjoy mountain biking, and this year I am getting fit for the Kitzbuhel triathlon! Summer time is different to winter, so gives me more time to indulge in a bit of reading, Kat has just introduced me to Game of Thrones so slightly hooked on that now. From afar away I will keep up to date with my teams results (Watford) newly promoted to the PL.

A fun fact

I once played a round of golf with Rory Mcilory, this was when he was very young and I was trying to look like I was better then this kid who was much much younger then me, I was obviously severely beaten, at the time I had no idea who he was but was fun anyway!

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